LAND AUCTION: 160 Acres – Elmira Township – Codington County, SD
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Sale Time: 10:00 A.M.
Sale to be held at Watertown Event Center
1901 9th Avenue S.W. (W. Hwy. 212) – Watertown, SD
Legal Description: Northeast One-Fourth (NE ¼ ) of Section 12, Township 117 North, Range 52 West of the 5th P.M., Elmira Township, Codington County, SD.
Property located just a few miles northeast of Watertown, SD-from Junction Hwy. 212 & I-29 (Exit 177) go 3 miles north on I-29 to Exit 180, then 1 ½ miles east to 459th Avenue, 2 miles north to 167th Street and ½ mile east (south side of road). Watch for the sign.
This is one of the most powerful tracts of land in northeastern South Dakota. FSA records indicate 160 acres are all cropland-134 base acres. Surety Soil Map indicates 83.8 productivity index on cropland acres.
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REAL ESTATE TERMS: 10% non-refundable down payment sale day with balance due at closing (approximately 45 days). First Dakota Title, Watertown is the closing agent. The cost of the title insurance and the closing agent’s fee shall be divided equally between Seller and the Purchaser. Any lender’s policy will be paid by the purchaser. Possession to the Buyer at closing. The new owner will assume the Trust’s position in the current Lease Agreement for the 2026 and 2027 crops years. In 2026, the buyer will receive $36,800. In 2027, the buyer will receive $37,600. New owner will receive ½ payment in spring and ½ payment in fall each year. 2025 RE Taxes due in 2026 are $3365.82 & to be paid by the seller. Property is being sold based on taxable acres. No exceptions or buyer contingencies of any kind, have financial arrangements secured prior to bidding. Property sells with any easements, reservations, restrictions and highways of record, if any. Any FSA information and all other information are deemed to be true, but not guaranteed. Auctioneers are Real Estate Licensees acting as agents for the seller. Sale is subject to the confirmation of the Trustee. Announcements made sale day take precedence over all previous written or verbal information.
JAMES RUKSTAD, TRUSTEE FOR VIRGIL RUKSTAD & GEORGIA RUKSTAD REVOCABLE TRUST
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